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Majuro vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Majuro is 24.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Majuro
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Majuro
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Majuro
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Majuro
Childcare: pay 93.0% more in Majuro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Majuro
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Majuro

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Majuro are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Majuro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Majuro.

Majuro vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Majuro instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Majuro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$13.75	-0.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.50	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.83	-11.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.50	+56.9%
Average			+9.8%

Saint John's vs. Majuro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Saint John's	Majuro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.40	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$14.57	+258.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$8.52	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$4.04	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.99	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.99	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$3.29	+196.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.95	+6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.79	+56.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.39	+84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.49	+92.6%
Average			+63.3%

Saint John's vs. Majuro - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Majuro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.81	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$18,500.00	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$14.50	-71.9%
Average			-28.5%

Saint John's vs. Majuro - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Saint John's	Majuro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$76.67	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$766.67	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$833.33	+22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$191.13	+93.0%
Average			+21.9%

Saint John's vs. Majuro - Cost of housing

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pay 93.0% more for childcare

	Saint John's	Majuro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,570.00	+93.0%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Majuro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.50	+143.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.06	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$33.33	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	??
Average			+33.4%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Majuro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$57.50	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$35.00	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$54.00
Average			-18.9%

Saint John's vs. Majuro - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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